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Jay Cutler – August 27, 2017 Download PDF version

Sunday, August 27, 2017

QB Jay Cutler

(What would be something that you took away after you had a chance to review the film of the third preseason game?) – “A lot of good stuff. (There’s) some stuff to clean up in ball security there on the strip sack, and then just some stuff in the run game. I thought we were on the same page on the outside with (the receivers). We got the ball to a lot of different guys, so it was good and bad.”

(How do you improve on third downs as an offense?) – “Getting into third-and-manageable is key. I think early on we had a second-and-long and we took a shot to Jarvis (Landry) and missed, and that puts us in a third-and-long. So (on) second down, first down, just taking your three, four yards and getting yourself in third-and-5 or under is going to be the first key; and then after that, we’ve just got to make plays, and that’s myself included.”

(How do you feel a couple of days removed from playing an extended amount of time?) – “I feel good. I probably took the biggest hit I’ve probably taken out here in practice today. (laughter) So other than that, I feel fine.”

(From DT Jordan Phillips?) – “Yes. He got pushed. It wasn’t his fault.”

(How close would you say you are to being ready for the start of the regular season, both mentally and physically?) – “Mentally, I feel really good. Physically, I feel good. I think these next couple of days, just getting some more reps (will be important). Then just getting into game week, where we’re really game planning, honing things, getting the game plan exactly where we need it to be. That’d be good.”

(Is this a tough week for veterans, who likely are not playing in that fourth preseason game?) – “Yes, I think it is. As you get a little bit older, I think you see it as valuable time to work on some stuff, because the stress is off. You’re not playing, for the most part, so you can kind of work on some things and help the younger guys a little bit. So that’s what I’m going to try to use the next couple of days for.”

(How covered does WR DeVante Parker have to be for you to throw it to him downfield?) – “Not open at all. Covered. (laughter) As long as there’s just one (defender), the ball’s going to go up to him.”

(You spread the ball to a lot of receivers against Philadelphia. I think you completed five passes to four receivers. Was that by design? By matchup?) – “I don’t think we really go into games, especially preseason games, thinking about matchups or where the ball is going to go. I think (Head Coach) Adam (Gase) does a really good job incorporating these guys early on and making sure that we get them all involved in the first 15, 20, 30 plays. Then we’ll kind of see what happens after that; but with the amount of playmakers we have, I think the ball is going to get pushed around a little bit.”

(Do they appreciate that? TE Julius Thomas and WR Jarvis Landry and the other receivers?) – “They all want the ball. That’s pretty standard throughout the league; but they’re really unselfish guys. They block for each other. They run off (defenders) for each other. They’re doing every little thing possible to help each other. I think whenever we do score or guys make big plays, you can see the other guy is excited for them. That’s genuine stuff and that’s good.”

(There was that one play against Philadelphia where you were under pressure and you were able to avoid taking a sack by throwing it at the running back’s feet. How has your ability to respond and react to situations like that evolved over your career?) – “I think in my first game, something like that happened in Denver, and I threw a pick. So you kind of figure things out (as far as) when to push the envelope and when just to take the sack and say, ‘Hey, they won. They won that play. Let’s just save it for another down.’”

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